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For if you men will indeed do this thing, then (A)kings will enter the gates of this house, sitting for David on his throne, riding in chariots and on horses, even the king himself and his servants and his people. (B)But if you will not obey these words, I (C)swear by Myself,” declares Yahweh, “that this house will become a waste place.”’” For thus says Yahweh concerning the house of the king of Judah:

“You are like (D)Gilead to Me,
Like the summit of Lebanon;
Yet most assuredly I will make you like a (E)wilderness,
Like cities which are not inhabited.

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For if you are careful to carry out these commands, then kings(A) who sit on David’s throne will come through the gates of this palace, riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by their officials and their people. But if you do not obey(B) these commands, declares the Lord, I swear(C) by myself that this palace will become a ruin.’”

For this is what the Lord says about the palace of the king of Judah:

“Though you are like Gilead(D) to me,
    like the summit of Lebanon,(E)
I will surely make you like a wasteland,(F)
    like towns not inhabited.

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